We have been following the
standards war between HD DVD and BluRay. At week 10 below, Toshiba conceded and Wal-Mart went exclusive with BluRay. Predictably, price of BluRay players increased realtive to both HD DVD and to Dual players (both formats).
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The Price Premium over HD DVD players increased by about 50%; and the price discount realtive to Dual players (that can play both formats) decreased by about 50%.
Very interesting. I wonder if it's possible to reconstruct a similar series for the VCR standards war, to see whether a similar change in relative prices occurred when it became apparent that VHS was winning and Beta was something only SONY loved.
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